Uniquely, Wynton Marsalis, 46, has been honored both for his jazz and his classical trumpet playing, winning Grammy awards for recordings in both fields in the same years. But his deepest allegiance is to jazz: as the artistic director for Jazz at Lincoln Center, Marsalis has worked valiantly to bring jazz back to center stage in the U.S.; his fundraising clout helped raise $131 million to create and build the 100,000-square-foot nonprofit institution at Columbus Circle for the performance and support of jazz at home and abroad. Jazz, itself, was born in New Orleans, and so was Marsalis. Read the interview with the artist.Jul 20
Wynton Marsalis Does It For The People
Uniquely, Wynton Marsalis, 46, has been honored both for his jazz and his classical trumpet playing, winning Grammy awards for recordings in both fields in the same years. But his deepest allegiance is to jazz: as the artistic director for Jazz at Lincoln Center, Marsalis has worked valiantly to bring jazz back to center stage in the U.S.; his fundraising clout helped raise $131 million to create and build the 100,000-square-foot nonprofit institution at Columbus Circle for the performance and support of jazz at home and abroad. Jazz, itself, was born in New Orleans, and so was Marsalis. Read the interview with the artist.
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